plastic corpuscle

ex·u·da·tion cor·pus·cle

a cell present in an exudate that assists in the organization of new tissue. Synonym(s): exudation cell, inflammatory corpuscle, plastic corpuscle

plastic corpuscle

An obsolete term for cell in an acute inflammatory exudate that orchestrates the resolution of the insult; e.g., histiocyte/macrophage and/or fibroblast.